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HI there..
I am new to the group and just wanted to say hello! This seems like a great website for people. Do you have lupus? I was diagnosed not that long ago and am still in shock. How are you doing? Whereabouts do you live?

haha i've been soo busy with work and suchh but still lovin summer! :]
soo glad to hear about your medications !
i've been doing really good. still at 20 mg of prednisone tho..bahh. haha
but went to the opthamologist today and got a good report :]
and im soo excited because my birthdayyy is 2morrowwwww!!

HEY Tasha...no worries. We all get busy! I am doing well. What is your facebook or email so I can add you? Mine is AK Kinney
Hope all is well with you..BTW I started dating again. I have no expectations just looking to go out and enjoy myself.

Went to San Francisco last weekend! Had a blast! No pains either... woohoo!

I've been doing really well. Labs are still normal, and I'm now down to 10mg of prednisone! I couldn't be happier about that. And my rheumatologist said I can lower by 1mg every 2 weeks until I am prednisone-no-more (so long as I don't have any problems, but I am VERY optimistic about this!)

I'm expecting a slight flare in a day or so, as I always get when I lower prednisone, as my

A few days ago my rheumatologist said I could lower my prednisone to 12.5mg! Yay! But today, about 3 days later, I feel very achey. My feet, knees, hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, pretty much EVERYWHERE hurts! I went to the gym this morning thinking it might help but it just made me feel worse. This sucks because I have a lot planned for today. I'm going out to lunch with my dad and then we're going shopping for a new BBQ, which I've wanted for a VERY long time. Then I was going

A lot has happened since I last posted in here... and it's all good! The day after my last appointment with my rheumatologist, I went to see another rheumatologist up at UCLA. He pretty much reassured me that my rheumatologist was doing the right thing in terms of my treatment, and he was extremely impressed with my progress as he was looking at my lab results over the course of the last several months. I was also able to participate in a few studies they were conducting at UCLA. They didn't

I just had an appointment with my rheumatologist and I feel SO much better about everything now. I got some things answered, and I feel pretty good about my condition again.

The reason she increased my CellCept to 2,500 was because the blood levels in my urine have remained unchanged even though my protein levels have gone down drastically. She thinks I need the extra dosage to get the blood levels down. I'm okay with that. I was just afraid it was worse!